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Back Pain and Emotional Distress

There is an influential relationship between your state of mind and your physical condition. When you’re feeling stressed, your body releases cortisol and adrenalin. Both hormones generate the “fight or flight” response that can cause muscle tension, nausea and rapid breathing. You may also experience an increase in pain, which can make your pre-existing back pain much worse.

Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine is expertly trained in minimally invasive spine surgery and other spine-related treatments; he has witnessed firsthand what emotional distress can do to the body. If you’re...

Helmet-Less Football Training Program Leads To Fewer Spine Injuries

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According to a recent report published in Concussion, a new training program is helping young athletes avoid head and spine-related injuries in high impact sports.
Football is an aggressive sport that has fueled many national debates due to its long-term, negative health effects.
In this blog, Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine shares information about this new training program for football players.

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are conducting a two-year study on...

Study Finds Mazor Robotics Spine Surgery Offers Faster and Safer Results

Patients often ask about the future of robotics in spinal surgery and its place at NeuroMicroSpine. As a leading neurosurgeon who specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgery, Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine has always embraced robotic surgery because of its potential to complete surgeries in a faster, safer, and more efficient manner compared to more traditional methods.

With that, it’s fantastic to see that studies have discovered the same to be true – that “a form of robotic-guided spine surgery results in a five-fold reduction in surgical complications and a seven-fold...